Sir John Soane'S Museum

13 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3BP -

Up to
80 guests
External Catering
allowed

Sir John Soane's Museum

The Museum was designed by one of Britain's greatest architects, Sir John Soane (1753-1837) and was his home as well as his private Museum. Listed Grade I, it is a building of outstanding originality with its picturesque vistas and inventive handling of light and space. Soane’s collections – architectural fragments, Graeco-Roman marbles, casts, paintings, sculpture and furniture – are integrated with the architecture of the building, and are still arranged today as they were at the time of his death. Behind its unusual projecting facade lies London’s most unexpected interior, every aspect of which reflects its creator’s architectural ingenuity, imagination and love of beauty.

Capacity & layout

Standing

up to 80

Dining

up to 30

Boardroom

up to 30

Catering & drinks

Catering arrangements

Amenities

Tea

Cloakroom

Disabled access

Location

Reviews

Sophie
August 2024
Simply great! The fact that entry is free is of course a great thing, which is why you are happy to support the house with a donation. Every employee in the house is super nice! The house itself is really brilliant! I would have thought it would be great if there had been more explanations about individual objects, for example where they come from and how they came about. Despite that, everything was really great
Tony L
May 2024
The Sir John Soane's Museum is an absolute gem for art and sculpture enthusiasts and a truly one-of-a-kind destination. The guidebook, which cost just £3, provided invaluable insights and directions, ensuring you didn't miss any of the key highlights. The admission is free, so I can't recommend visiting highly enough. To make the most of your visit, try to avoid weekends when it can get quite crowded. They're closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, but it's open on bank holidays.
Jonnie Crawford
July 2024
Amazing - a really unique place. Helpful volunteers, time to wander around at your own pace. Even if it weren't free, it'd be 5 stars, but that's the icing on the cake. I'll go again.
Célia Richard
August 2024
Very nice! It's a "small" house museum, but there's a looooot to see! It doesn't take long to walk it all, if you don't look at every single thing. There's rooms that show that it was indeed a house, like the kitchens, living room, and then there's rooms that are true museums, like the picture room, and most of downstairs. Overall, really enjoyed it. We had a bit of wait, but we were prepared for it, as it's a Saturday (and just a bit before lunch). Maybe something around fifteen minutes? But you can walk around, or go to the café in the park, to wait. Very positive also: for free, you can leave your bag in the cloakroom. Big bags (think a backpack) will have to be in the cloakroom. Most handbags will just be placed in a plastic bag (so you're sure of minding them, as it really is easy to knock something over with the amount of statues, vases, paintings...), but you can as well put them in the cloakroom, and they will give you a tag to get them back. I do think that there would be little to no queue on most weekdays, so I'd recommend going then.